The pear-shaped organ that sits below the liver. Bile is concentrated and stored in the gallbladder.
A saclike organ, attached to the liver, that collects bile and then discharges it into the intestine in response to a fatty meal.
The sac located just beneath the liver which stores bile until needed.
Pear-shaped organ, about 8 centimeters (3 inches) long and located on the lower surface of the liver, that is a reservoir for bile. Bile produced in the liver passes (through the hepatic duct) to the gallbladder, where it is stored; the presence of food, especially fats, in the duodenum and hormonal influences cause the gallbladder to contract, releasing the bile to the common bile duct for transport to the duodenum. The gallbladder is a common site of stone formation (cholelithiasis) and inflammation (cholecystitis).
A pear-shaped pouch on the inferior surface of the right hepatic lobe that stores bile.
A pear-shaped organ of the digestive system, located just below the liver. The gallbladder stores and concentrates bile produced in the liver, then releases it into the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. Bile is a substance necessary for digestion. Although the gallbladder has a useful role in digestion, it is not absolutely necessary because the liver can secrete bile directly into the duodenum. As a result, the gallbladder can be removed without harm when, for ex¬ ample, gallstones form.
A pear-shaped gray-blue sac that lies attached to the underside of the liver in a shallow depression between the right and quadrate lobes. The gallbladder has a capacity of approx. 50 ml and stores bile from the liver; while in the gallbladder, the bile is concentrated by the removal of water. Fat or acid in the duodenum stimulates the release of the hormone cholecystokinin (CCK), which then causes the gallbladder to contract and push its bile out through the 4 cm (1.5 in) long cystic duct. This duct joins the common hepatic duct to form the bile duct. Variations in the extra hepatic ducts and the arterial supply of the organ are common.
The pear-shaped organ found below the liver. Bile is concentrated and stored in the gallbladder.
A sac attached to the liver, in which bile is stored before being released into the small intestine.
Situated in the upper right corner of the abdomen, there exists a diminutive, pear-shaped organ. This organ maintains connections through a network of ducts, resembling tube-like channels, with the liver, pancreas, and duodenum (the initial segment of the small intestine). Known as the gallbladder, its primary function involves receiving bile from the liver, which it then concentrates and stores. Subsequently, following a meal, the gallbladder contracts, propelling the bile into the intestine, where it plays a vital role in facilitating the digestion of food.
This refers to a small, muscular, pear-shaped pouch located just under the liver. Its function is to store and concentrate bile.
Bile, a substance produced by the liver, flows into the gallbladder via the hepatic and cystic ducts. When food moves from the stomach to the duodenum, which is the initial part of the small intestine, certain gastrointestinal hormones cause the gallbladder to contract. This contraction pushes the bile through the common bile duct and into the duodenum, where it assists in breaking down the fats present in the food.